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Jennifer Chambers The Detroit News Published 5:15 PM EST Nov 30, 2018 Detroit — Accenture is back in downtown Detroit, officially opening its new local corporate office on Friday in a 10,000-square-foot space inside the 1001 Woodward building. "Michigan may be known for producing vehicles. We believe Michigan will also be known for bringing technology and innovation to the world," said Pallavi Verma, Accenture's senior managing director in the Midwest, on Friday inside the new corporate office. Accenture, a global management consulting and professional services firm in Michigan for 65 years, has about 870 employees locally. It previously held corporate space in Southfield but also maintains a facility in Livonia. The new Detroit office, complete with open and collaborative meeting spaces overlooking Campus Martius, is for employee use when they are not off-site or at their clients' businesses, company officials said. … [Read more...] about Accenture opens new corporate office in Detroit’s downtown

Breana Noble The Detroit News Published 12:53 PM EST Nov 8, 2018 Detroit — It may not be servicing searches or developing self-driving technology, but Google Inc.'s new Detroit office is seeking to help drive the future forward. One hundred "Googlers" from the tech company's Birmingham offices moved to its modern, amenities-filled spot at Little Caesars Arena in August. The Menlo Park, California-based company is the latest tech firm — including Microsoft and Tata Technologies — to pick up their operations from the Detroit suburbs and drop them into the city proper, reversing a decades-long trend. "Detroit has a long-standing history of culture and innovation," said Danielle Russell, Google's site lead in Detroit. "It began the largest industrial boom the economy has ever seen. It never lost its truly iconic belief in hard work, deep dedication to community and its pursuit of innovation. That aligns extremely well with Google." … [Read more...] about Google opens Detroit sales office in Little Caesars Arena

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect, as Beijing ramped up the rhetoric in the heated dispute. The Trump administration’s tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports are due to go into effect at 0401 GMT on Friday, which is just after midday in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the trade conflict with tariffs on as much as $450 billion worth of Chinese goods if China retaliates, with the row roiling financial markets including stocks, currencies and the global trade of commodities from soybeans to coal. China has said it will not “fire the first shot”, but its customs agency made clear on Thursday that Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods would take effect immediately after U.S. duties on Chinese goods kick in. Speaking at a weekly news conference, … [Read more...] about China warns U.S. is ‘opening fire’ on the world with tariff threats

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as Beijing ramped up the rhetoric in the heated dispute. The Trump administration’s tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports are due to go into effect at 0401 GMT on Friday, which is just after midday in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the trade conflict with tariffs on as much as $450 billion worth of Chinese goods if China retaliates, with the row roiling financial markets including stocks, currencies and the global trade of commodities from soybeans to coal. China has said it will not “fire the first shot”, but its customs agency made clear on Thursday that Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods would take effect immediately after U.S. duties on Chinese goods kick in. Speaking at a weekly news conference, … [Read more...] about U.S. ‘opening fire’ on world with tariff threats, China says